Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.0° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
13
15
10
6
3
5
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
0
SW
5
N
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:21AM1.77m
12:47PM1.66m
1:09AM1.70m
1:39PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.21m
6:43PM0.32m
7:18AM0.26m
7:34PM0.38m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
6
5
5
7
10
9
10
9
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